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BY NATURALNEWS.COM
10 Compelling Reasons
to Choose a
W
Homebirth
here women choose
to have their babies
— either in the hospital or at
home — is the subject of much
controversy these days. Some
say home births are safer and
lead to fewer complications,
while others insist that
maintaining the status quo
is the better route.
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1. Your house is more comfortable
than a hospital room. It may not seem
like the biggest priority, but the space
in which you give birth can make all
the difference in the success of your
pregnancy. Would you rather be con-
fined to a bed, subjected to processed
hospital food and fluorescent lighting,
or would you rather be able to relax in
your own bed, on your own couch or in
your own bathtub?
2. Home births go at your own
pace. Not all women want to be told
how to have their babies. Some have
their own birth plans that doctors at
the hospital may refuse to comply with,
causing problems once birth day ar-
rives. Think long and hard about how
important your birth plan is to you,
and consider which setting will better
accommodate it.
3. Your midwife will be with you
every step of the way. At the hospital,
doctors might spend 10 minutes with
you at appointed intervals. But at home
with your own personal midwife, who